Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-09-13

IL more. II makes lie sppearanee liitl'
earlier with each generation"
"The subjects Of hereditary syphili
arc rotten 'ab oro us9ue al plaid. and
IL no, actually presenting the symptoms
Of thsir congeni,sl disease; their vitality
|, impaired. their nutrition often impcr'
feet. and they are prone to 'uceumb ,'
almost any extra strain which may b
imposed upon them"
Tht number Of diseases which may b
traced TO hereditary syphilis i' unknown
bu, ,hl, II call. its victim, by many
strange names !. undoubtedly irae.
"The fac, !. notorious" declares o.
S Fowler. ",hU the crews n Americas
and European vessel. which visit the
Pacific .hsmslss.ly fsvsl In las,ful de.
baueh with the native females Of those
ISLANDS and have done 20 for many years;
the consequence. are tha, syphili,ic dis
ease sfllieis nearly all the inhabitants Of
both sexes And Ill Age. and destroys them
90 fa,, that a, the present ratio Of dc.
era,e. in sixty years Il will completely
depopula,e those once crowded and hap.
py islands Whole provinces in India
have also been nearly dspopullted from
,hi. same vice.
"Thsss races being les. poserfally
constituted than our osn az svep, on
more rapidly and cured With greater dith.
Guilty. Ba, /, will &c, too .uoog fo' Us
unle. sessonAbly arrested.
rigid virtue is thus enforced on our
people Ia ,handsrs loudsr ihaa Sinai les,
they aud their dese,bdinis perish In eoa.
sequence. Nor can either esc.pi. Jau
ss far A. parents are diseased by this vice
will their po,,sri,y. generation after gen.
era,ion be tsia,ed and destroyed. A Law
a. sacred ss that Of chastity mus, not,
cannot be violated wiihou, ineuuing this
awful penalty"
wha, shall We say Of insanity and is
kindred ailments. epilepsy. hys,eriA and
parsly,i. in IL. vAriou. form.' No one
pretend. TO doub, the hereditary tain,
there: and Of all the wre'ehed millions
diseased In this world none are 90 much
20 be pi,ied a. those whose reason i'
de,hrousd And whose mind. are wrecked.
Like an svenging soourse this dreadful
tain, follows down through the genera
iions Of family, shifting the brightest
intellect with i,s fatal blight.
Could A,,or have bought health and
reason for hi. unfortunate and idio,ic son
with hi. whole fortune. |, would have
been infinitely the bes, bargain OF hl'
whole life. and the sOn be readered a
thousand times more h,pPy than he can
ever hope TO become.
Does any one doub, the hereditary de-
,een, Of insanity. ls, him examine the
rcoid, Of our insane ssylums.
The potency Of ksredi,y In disease u
recognized by all in,slligen, minds 10
some degree, At least. hence Il becomes
unnecessary 10 multiply examples.
Acknowledging the terrible power u
heredi,y. VIA, can be done, ShAl! We
helple,sly Aeeep, !, and say. 81, is fate :
No. a thousand time. no. L., US bead
every ,dor, to r,si.t IL. and kRo,rledge IL
the weapon with which VIC must fight.
knowledge on ,hi. sr,a, .ubise, needs
TO be per.onsl snd thorough no mere ele.
men,ary .ms,iering. bu, such deep aud
,horough familiarity with the 'abjee, As
will enforce the conviction ,ha, the alter
native Of pleasure or pain. health or sick
ness, long live. OF shor, one. are. exeep,
from chances no, perhaps inhniiesimAlly
small. bu, eer,,inly no, great. wholly IA
our power.
"li there !, no hope Of reform" writes
Joseph Cook. "wha, do the laws Of her
edi,y do, They pa, an end to the earth
ly existence Of the ranssressor.
Having inherited weakness OF SONS
organ, can We 90 live Gs TO coun,erse, ia
dele,eriou. effects. rise superior to H. !
believe /, possible. eIeep, in a few. rare
cases. H.. i, ever been risdi Partially
in few isolated instances. but never. %
far as have been able TO learn. have en-
lish,ened and systematic attempts 10
eradicate constitutional defects been
made. Disobedienee TO the laws OF
health i. universal. while al intelligent
compliance with the hygienic laws Is al
most unknown. Yet who can doab, the
po,sibili,ie. in this direction,
The following rules. the most OF which
are broken every day by the great mass
Of humanity. illustrate briefly what must
be done to coree, hereditary weaknesses;
Breathe pure air.
Keep the skin clear and healthy.
Avoid confinement in dark. damp
rooms, or .,denisry life, especially dur
ing the period Of growth.
DO no, compress, or hinder the move.
men,s Of the body.
Avoid s,imulants aud narcotics.
Avoid mental care and worry.
Marriage between persons defective.
or nearly related by blood should never
be contracted.
Keep proper hours for sleep.
Ia, plain and simple food.
The sexual function should be eIerei'-
ed Only fos reproduction.
BY availing OF the falles, possible de-
velopment Of each individual. the lower
animals are almost nodded At will.
II we have our riding schools and
training courses and tracks for horses,
shall the human race be considered ls''
worthy OF care. Of training, OF outlay
Does the wise farmer put his youne
col, or steer TO work daring its period ol
growth, Does he not fear such eonrse
will dwarf his developemenn Are mer
and women thus careful of,heir growing
sons and daughters Are children mol
too frequently urged on by their own and
parents ambition to do their utmost 10
the schoolroom, at music, t art, ant
again KEEP, 1t hard manual labor and
then they wonder a, the dwarfed statute
the lsnguor. nervousness and aches aud
pain, which follow.
III, Is understood that in the rae'
horse the tightening OF the saddle giish'
an extra hole. or the poor adjustment o.
the shoes will eramp the energies and en-
tail the los, Of race, Is IL no, possible
10 train men 10 Judge rightly Of the bid